Ishaq Dar and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot discussed regional developments, Lebanon ceasefire violations and bilateral ties in a phone call. Both sides also reaffirmed support for stronger ...

KARACHI: The PSX stayed bullish in Friday’s midday session as the KSE-100 Index rose more than 1,443 points to around 166,961. Strong buying in key sectors and upbeat investor sentiment kept the ...

Hania Aamir has spoken out against online bullying of women, saying society often targets women who are happy, outspoken and independent. In an Instagram story, she urged women not to shrink ...

NASA’s Artemis II astronauts were heading back to Earth on Friday after completing the first crewed moon voyage in more than half a century. The mission is a key step toward a planned lunar landing ...

Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said Tehran does not want war with the US and Israel but will not surrender its rights. He also said those who attacked Iran would not go unpunished and ...

The Asian Development Bank has projected Pakistan’s economy to grow by 3.5% in FY2026 and 4.5% in FY2027 after growth ...

The Sindh government has ordered shops, markets and malls in Karachi and other divisional headquarters to close at 9pm under austerity measures. Districts outside divisional headquarters will follow ...

Britain says it tracked three Russian submarines near vital North Atlantic cables and pipelines during a month-long operation ...

Several areas of Islamabad and Rawalpindi were sealed under strict security ahead of US-Iran talks in the capital. US Vice President JD Vance is leading the negotiations as Washington seeks to turn a ...

Oil prices rose on Thursday after earlier surging more than 5pc amid concerns over the durability of a Middle East ceasefire.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a 32-hour Easter weekend ceasefire in Ukraine, according to the Kremlin. The announcement follows an earlier proposal by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for ...

Students in Bajaur staged separate protests over the shifting of a matric exam centre and an examiner’s alleged rude behaviour. In a separate development, authorities demolished several shops in Lowi ...